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Thursday, June 23, 2016
Special Meeting of the City Council
CALL TO ORDER
A Special Meeting of the San Luis Obispo City Council was called to order on Thursday, June
23, 2016 at 4:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber, located at 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo,
California, by Mayor Marx.
ROLL CALL
Council Members
Present: Council Members John Ashbaugh, Dan Rivoire, Vice Mayor Dan Carpenter, and
Mayor Jan Marx.
Council Members
Absent: Council Member Carlyn Christianson
City Staff
Present: Katie Lichtig, City Manager; Christine Dietrick, City Attorney; Derek Johnson,
Assistant City Manager; and John Paul Maier, Assistant City Clerk; were present
at Roll Call. Other staff members presented reports or responded to questions as
indicated in the minutes.
BUSINESS ITEMS
1. CONSIDERATION OF A CITY LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR PACIFIC GAS &
ELECTRIC'S REOUEST TO THE CALIFORNIA STATE LANDS
COMMISSION FOR AN EXTENSION OF A LEASE FOR AN OCEAN INTAKE
AND OUTFALL STRUCTURE AT THE DIABLO CANYON POWER PLANT
Economic Development Manager Johnson provided a brief background regarding Pacific
Gas & Electric's announcement.
The following San Luis Obispo residents expressed support to Item l: Carl Dudley,
David Baldwin (Southern California Pipe Trades), David Weisman (Alliance for Nuclear
Responsibility), Emma Karim (Chamber of Commerce), and Joi Sullivan (Economic
Vitality Corporation).
ACTION: MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER RIVOIRE, SECOND BY COUNCIL
MEMBER ASHBAUGH, CARRIED 4-0 to direct staff to send a letter to the State Lands
Commission regarding Pacific Gas & Electric's request for an extension of a lease for an
ocean intake and outfall structure at the Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP) in light of
Pacific Gas & Electric's recent announcement of its contingent agreement not to seek
renewal of its Nuclear Regulatory Commission licenses, with the following amendments:
Paragraph 1 - On June 21", the same day as the Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)
announcement, the City Council agreed to hold a special meeting oil the June 23"d to
receive input from our community and to discuss what input we should provide to the
State Lands Commission.
2. Paragraph 2 - Given PG&E's business decision to close the DCPP, the City supports
the joint proposal that the expiration of the State Lands Commission Leases should
coincide with the expiration of the current Nuclear Regulatory Commission licenses,
as long as the plant can be operated safely until that point in time.
3. Paragraph 2 - The City would like to ensure that opportunities are provided to all
impacted communities to propose possible additional mitigations or alternative
solutions regarding the closure and decommissioning process.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 4:47 p.m. The Regular City Council Meeting of July 5, 2016 was
previously cancelled. Consequently, the next Regular City Council Meeting is scheduled for
Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, respectively, 990 Palm Street, San
Luis Obispo, California.
Carrie Gallagher U
City Clerk
APPROVED BY COUNCIL: 08/16/2016
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